Balkan Pact

Balkan Entente
Βαλκανικό Σύμφωνο(Greek)
*Înțelegerea Balcanică*(Romanian)
*Balkan Antantı*(Turkish)
Балкански пакт/Balkanski pakt(Serbo-Croatian)
Balkan Entente Βαλκανικό Σύμφωνο(Greek); Înțelegerea Balcanică(Romanian); Balkan Antantı(Turkish); Балкански пакт/Balkanski pakt(Serbo-Croatian);
1934-1941
	Members of the Balkan Pact Balkan Pact: Greece; Romania; Turkey; Yugoslavia;
Status	Military alliance
Historical era	Interwar
• Formation	9 February 1934
•Axis invasion of Yugoslavia	6 April 1941

TheBalkan Pact,orBalkan Entente,was atreatysigned byGreece,Romania,TurkeyandYugoslaviaon 9 February 1934^[1]inAthens,^[2]aimed at maintaining the geopolitical status quo in the region after the end ofWorld War I.To present a united front againstBulgariandesigns on their territories, the signatories agreed to suspend all disputedterritorial claimsagainst one another and their immediate neighbours following the aftermath of the war and a rise in various regionalirredentisttensions.

Other nations in the region that had been involved in related diplomacy refused to sign the document, includingItaly,Albania,Bulgaria,Hungaryand theSoviet Union.The pact became effective on the day that it was signed and was registered in theLeague of Nations Treaty Serieson 1 October 1934.^[3]

The Balkan Pact helped to ensure peace between the signatory nations but failed to end regional intrigues. Although the pact was designed against Bulgaria, on 31 July 1938, its members signed theSalonika Agreementwith Bulgaria, which repealed the clauses of theTreaty of Neuilly-sur-SeineandTreaty of Lausannethat had mandated demilitarised zones at Bulgaria's borders with Greece and Turkey, which allowed Bulgaria to rearm.

With the 1940Treaty of Craiovasigned by Romania under Nazi Germany's pressure, and after the 1941Axis invasions of YugoslaviaandGreece,the pact effectively ceased to exist and Turkey remained as its only signatory that had avoided any conflict during WWII, even after joining theAlliesin 1945.

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^Pact of Balkan Agreement Between Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Turkey Archived2014-02-22 at theWayback Machine
^Army History Directorate,An Abridged History of the Greek-Italian and Greek-German War, 1940–1941: Land Operations,Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Directorate, 1997,p. 2.
^League of Nations Treaty Series,vol. 153, pp. 154-159.

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Text of the pact
Romania and the Balkan Pact (1934-1940)
The Hidden Side of the Balkan Pact Archived2021-06-03 at theWayback Machine
BALKAN PACT AND TURKEY

[pact-1] Pact of Balkan Agreement Between Yugoslavia, Greece, Romania and Turkey Archived2014-02-22 at theWayback Machine

[2] Army History Directorate,An Abridged History of the Greek-Italian and Greek-German War, 1940–1941: Land Operations,Hellenic Army General Staff, Army History Directorate, 1997,p. 2.

[3] League of Nations Treaty Series,vol. 153, pp. 154-159.

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After Proclamation of the Republic	Greco-Turkish Friendship Agreement Treaty of Ankara (1926) Balkan Pact Montreux Convention Treaty of Saadabad German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship Zürich and London Agreements Ankara Agreement Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support
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